Daily Republican., 1887-02-25

posed % adopt. Objection has bean
made 70 this plan on account Of the |
charges TO property owners, which
some seemed TO think would pay this
company An immense income annually,
but 1t should not be forgotten that the
charges viii not be anything more than
fair return on the amount Of capital
invested.
Another objection Ii the compulsory
feature, but that wss the only way by
which the matter couYd be made . suc
cess AZ d the sewer Of any use 70 the
entire city. Besides this, II the com.
|pany did not know how many houses
would avail themselves Of It's advan-
taees they could not form any idea of
what their return would be for the
money invested. 1t is, therefore, i'm
possible to carry out this feature with.
out compelling every house In tho city
TO be connected with 1t. Another mat.
ter spoken Of IL the private drains, Of
which he understood there ere number
In this city, and In reference TO that he
would say that concessions would have
70 be made on both sides. This com.
pany 10 ready TO introduce . system Of
sewerage ON business principles, but
each house would have to be connected
and each property holder required to
pay the fees. What the exact amount
would be for each house he was unable
to state st present; It might be found
that rs year was too much for 81 900
house. but ON the other hand 1t might
be found that II WAS not enough.
He then left the business part Of the
matter, and after spt tHking Of sewers In
general gave history of the system
which he introduced into Memph ID, and
Iexplained tho plans proposed for thii
city. The pipes TO be laid In the streets
are six inches In diamater, with auto
lmatic flushing tanks ut certain distan
oes. These six inch pipes are connected
with dwellings by four inch pipes. ant
the SIX inch pipes In turn are connected
with large pipes, whenever necessary
At intervals of about 100 feet there Art
man holes, or some other kind Of open
ing 10 allow the pipes to be relieved o
any obstruction without having 10 breal
them. He thought the sewerage coul'
be emp!ied into the Christiana withou
detriment, or rendering the water 4
, any way offensive.
He said there were three ways b.
which the system could be introd duced
The frst was the one proposed by th
: company; second, for the city to Great
a loan and do the work itself by mean
OF increased taxation, and lastly by th
compAny furnishing the capital and d.
ling the work, the entire system to 3
q purchased by the oity when completed
. ut an advance on the capital iDveste
to give the company . fair return fc
! their money.
When Colonel Waripg conclude
! Mr BaynArd asked several question
Q and on motion OF Mr.. Merris Taylor Il
thanks of Council were extended
him and his associates.
In answer to . question Colonel Wa
o ing said that he would not make pla
u for the sewerage Of this city for le
,. than $500, and also that he thought
n would cost about $3.50, 900 to introdu
his system In that portion OF the oil
d east OF Adams street.
T. Upon an invitation being extended
citizens to express their views on Il
lt matter, Dr. Bush spoke In favor OF
Of and Messrs. Terry and David Lemt
q against II.
10 On motion of Mr.. Newell the moti'
t., to meet on Saturday afternoon waa
et considered and Council decided to mt
again this evening.
,n During the evening the following bi
In were passed: Board OF EducatiC
$7 875; James Murphy, $40 Is; Jan
M b. Crszier, 81; Southern Electric Co
III pany. S34 IA; Matthew Kyle, $3.76;
st p. MAroney, $500; M. Moran, $3.50.